WELCOME!

UOAA welcomes you to the Advocacy page, linking you to helpful resources, helping you learn more about how public policy is made, and showing you how you can be a part of the process.

• You can write to your own members of Congress from this site (by email or regular mail). 
• or write to reporters and public policy editors in newspapers and other media near you about issues.
• You can follow bills and votes in the US Congress.
• You can also identify yourself to UOAA as someone who is interested in helping our advocacy efforts (sign up at the Action E-List at the bottom of this page).

ALERTS that are the most urgent can be viewed below.

A full listing of issues, and informative resources can be seen at http://capwiz.com/uoaa/issues/?style=D

NEWS! Check here periodically for public policy news that affects UOAA.members

-- Employment-related discrimination - A brochure with resources is available on the former UOA website at http://www.uoaa.org/ostomy_info/pubs/uoa_brochure_discrim.pdf 

-- UNITED HEALTHCARE (Revised info May 07) - UHC announced a plan in 2003 to address the needs of their customers whose current plan does not provide coverage for supplies.  See additional information at http://capwiz.com/uoaa/issues/alert/?alertid=3031501&type=CU

-- UNSOLICITED SALES CALLS? - If you have received an unsolicited sales call about ostomy supplies, you may be interested in the information at http://capwiz.com/uoaa/issues/alert/?alertid=1804501

Questions? Problems? Feel free to communicate directly with the Advocacy Chair at advocacy@uoaa.org.